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Pitney Bowes awarded contract to manage U.S. Postal Service transfer center in Atlanta – eight-year contract worth approximately USD53 million

Posted by | Sep 28, 2006 | |

Pitney Bowes Government Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes Inc. , announced today that it has been awarded a contract to manage the U.S. Postal Service’s Surface Transfer Center in Atlanta. The contract is for four years, with two, two-year options. The potential revenue from this contract over the eight-year term is expected to be more than USD53 million.

“Pitney Bowes is very pleased to strengthen our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Postal Service and leverage our leading-edge processes and technologies to manage the Atlanta Surface Transfer Center efficiently and effectively,” said Jon Love, president, Pitney Bowes Government Solutions. “By combining our best practices and expertise in managing critical components of the mailstream with industry-leading technology, we can deliver service excellence and enhanced efficiency at the Atlanta facility.”

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DHL taps insider to be U.S. CEO

Posted by | Sep 27, 2006 | |

For its next chief executive officer, DHL Express has promoted from within.

The Plantation-based express delivery and logistics company said Hans Hickler will succeed John Mullen as CEO for DHL Express in the United States.

Mullen is also a member of the board of management at DHL parent company Deutsche Post World Net.

Sept. 22, Deutsche Post World Net said Mullen will lead global operations for DHL Express business. Regional CEOs, including Hickler, are to report to Mullen.

Hickler joined DHL Express in 2004 as executive vice president of strategy and business implementation in the United States. In that role, Hickler was responsible for developing and implementing DHL’s U.S. business strategy, in addition to overseeing the company’scustomer experience initiative.

Before joining DHL, Hickler spent more than two decades in the transportation industry with the NOL Group and its subsidiaries APL and APL Logistics. In his last appointment, Hickler was CEO of APL Logistics.

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Continental to begin carrying U.S. Mail

Posted by | Sep 27, 2006 | |

Continental Airlines has inked a lucrative USD258 million, five-year mail contract with the U.S. Postal Service, effective Sept. 30, 2006. The contract includes Priority, First Class and Express mail products within the United States and Puerto Rico. Under the new contract, Continental will be the second-largest passenger airline carrying mail.
“The new contract is about performance,” said Rick Banks, Continental’s managing director of postal affairs. “As few as 30 minutes count, and we are excited to see that our people and scanning systems have met the mark. In fact, we are celebrating our 72nd anniversary of high-quality, uninterrupted service for USPS. It is our largest cargo customer, and the new contract is icing on the cake.”
Continental’s homegrown “3 Scan” mail technology system provides the needed tracking and reporting muscle to meet the stringent benchmarks of the new contract.

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General Motors extends agreement with U.S. Postal Service to test fuel cell vehicles for mail delivery

Posted by | Sep 27, 2006 | |

General Motors has announced that it has extended its agreement with the United States Postal Service to test fuel cell vehicles for mail delivery. The announcement was made today at the unveiling of a GM HydroGen3 fuel cell minivan that will be added to the U.S. Postal Service’s Irvine, California, fleet — marking the first time a fuel cell vehicle will be used for mail delivery on the West Coast.
The U.S. Postal Service has been testing a HydroGen3 in and around Washington, D.C., making routine mail deliveries three days per week. The hydrogen fuel cell minivan has proven to be highly reliable — having delivered more that 600,000 pieces of mail in the Washington, D.C., area over the past two years. Based on these results, GM and the U.S. Postal Service have decided to extend the Washington, D.C., test for another year as well as test a second fuel cell vehicle in Irvine. With the original agreement inked in June 2004, the U.S. Postal Service became GM’s first commercial customer for fuel cell vehicles in the United States.

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DHL chosen as exclusive express delivery provider for International Cruise & Excursions, Inc.

Posted by | Sep 27, 2006 | |

DHL, the world’s leading express delivery and logistics company, today announced a new agreement with International Cruise & Excursions, Inc. (ICE), a global leader in the travel and leisure industry. ICE is one of the world’s leading cruise providers, and through the new agreement will be using DHL for all domestic and international express shipping needs.

ICE will use DHL’s next day, second day, and international express services for the transportation of time sensitive contracts, business documents, and cruise tickets to customers, as well as bulk marketing materials for its affiliated resorts. With up to 1,000 cruise tickets processed daily at its headquarters in Phoenix, AZ, ICE sought an express delivery and logistics partner that could reduce duplication and simplify shipping processes.

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